New Mexico State Aggies vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico State Aggies vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The New Mexico State Aggies (4-5) are hitting the road to Moody Center on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Texas Longhorns (7-2).

The New Mexico State Aggies played New Mexico and earned the victory with a final of 89-83 in their last contest. New Mexico State walked away from the game having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (32 of 62) and made 14 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 11 of their 17 shots for a rate of 64.7%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 40 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 18 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With respect to the defense, New Mexico State allowed 35.7% from the field on 30 of 84 shooting. New Mexico totaled 17 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. Additionally, New Mexico grabbed 42 rebounds (20 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. New Mexico ended up going 59.1% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 22 attempts. They also converted 10 of 32 attempts from downtown. When it comes to personal fouls, the Aggies ended up with 20 while New Mexico finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Christian Cook is one player who played a role in the game. He totaled 27 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 61.5% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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New Mexico State comes into this matchup with a record of 4-5 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 23.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, New Mexico State is snagging 43.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 110 dimes this season, which ranks 315th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Aggies are shooting 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (75 of 219) and 64.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.1 pts per contest (237th in the nation) while connecting on 41.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Aggies are able to force 10.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They currently rank 171st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 122 conceded this year. The Aggies defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 38.0% (201 of 529) and they relinquish 37.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 30.9% on shots from downtown while they are 219th in D-1 in opponents points per game (72.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Longhorns went home defeated by a final of 76-65 against Connecticut. In relation to team rebounding, Texas allowed Connecticut to grab 34 in total (11 offensive). They went 45.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 20 and ended up shooting 11 of 16 at the charity stripe (68.8%). The Longhorns permitted Connecticut to make 28 of their 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 51.9% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Longhorns shot 21 for 50 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.0%. When talking about three-point shots, Texas made 8 out of 17 tries (47.1%). They were able to convert 15 of those for a clip of 62.5%. Connecticut committed 21 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Longhorns earned 16 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 for the matchup.

Tre Johnson was important for the Longhorns for the contest. He buried 9 of 17 for the game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He totaled 24 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and earned 4 assists in this matchup.

Texas has a record of 7-2 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Longhorns are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which ranks 33rd in D-1. Texas has 711 pts on the year (79.0 per game) and they average 35.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per contest (202nd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 9.2 times per contest. The Longhorns are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 70.3% from the charity stripe.

The Texas defense allows 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (65 of 186) and their opponents are knocking down 64.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.6 assists and 33.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is 152nd and 127th in those categories. The Longhorns are ranked 24th in college hoops in points given up per game with 63.0. They are forcing 13.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.9% from the floor (47th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Mexico State

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